From little seeds … How one country is sharing its edible history A second visit to Scariff in County Clare, Ireland, to hear from the people working hard to save Ireland’s vegetable heritage and make seeds available to a new generation of gardeners.
Back to the future for the wheat of tomorrow Farmers in Italy experiment with evolutionary populations Wheat growers are making use of hugely diverse evolutionary populations to give them the seeds they need. Continue Reading →
Why save seeds? What, really, is the point of conserving agricultural biodiversity? Continue Reading →
Backyard vegetable breeding It isn't that difficult. Carol Deppe was a guest here a few months ago, talking about how most people misunderstand the potato, which is about as nutritious a vegetable as you could hope for. Continue Reading →
Seed Law The big question is, why do amateur growers and those who choose not to care even need the protection of EU seed legislation? Continue Reading →